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She sighed and answered honestly, because she could not think of anything else, “We had no choice” She just couldn’t snub hi He had stopped and helped her with Scott Without his help, she didn’t knohat she would have done

Besides that, there was soently stroked, her natural independence into sweet submission Ludicrous that such a notion should pop into her head, but it had

He said, “No choice? But, my dear, why is that?”

She die, cos beneath her “Shall I trust you, sir?”

His gaze almost ave her It was a glance that said she could trust hier She should be careful

He said, “You don’t wish to be thought of as a child, yet here you are, an enchanting ragaer if you should trust him In s”

She laughed “Well, I have never been lectured for wanting to be honest before” Were her instincts on the mark? Could she trust him?

She shouldn’t He was a stranger—and quite devilishly attractive

I black hair frareen, were full with innocence

He tried not to stare, but when she re jacket, he could see her full breasts pushing out at her tightly fitted lace blouse, and his manhood came to attention

She seemed to trust him Should she? He wasn’t sure he could trust himself

He said, “Well then, you want to know if you should trust me? A question that draws a many-faceted answer You are an imp, a beautiful one, but an i to look out for you … but I shan’t use your judgment but my own to do so”

“Fair enough, but when you know the whole, you may be so shocked you will only want to wash your hands of us and be off,” she said on a whisper

“You do not know me, and I do not shock easily,” he answered ruefully

“Very well, Iaway,” she told him conspiratorially